Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$195,600
Indianapolis $265,900
Median rent$962/mo
Indianapolis $1,191/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Indianapolis 27%
Lebanon
Boone County17,812 residents2 school districts
58
C
Suburbgrade score
17th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
58
Indianapolis median 65
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lebanon is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lebanon against Indianapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Within-state proficiency76th pct
Indianapolis median 82nd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.2
Indianapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate93%
Indianapolis median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 82/100
B+
Housing cost index82
Indianapolis 100
Eff. tax rate0.75%
Indianapolis 0.82%
Local sales tax7.00%
Indianapolis median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute21.2 min
Indianapolis 25.5 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Indianapolis 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Indianapolis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 30/100
F
Restaurants & cafés11
Indianapolis median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Indianapolis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks12
Indianapolis median 25 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median household income$65,154
Indianapolis $79,852
Unemployment3.7%
Indianapolis 4.0%
Professional occupations35%
Indianapolis 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lebanon on amenities
Lebanon's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Indianapolis city (balance)25 mi from LebanonA 61 C Carmel17 mi from LebanonA− 77 B Speedway20 mi from LebanonB 67 C+ Plainfield24 mi from LebanonB− 67 C+ Noblesville24 mi from LebanonC+ 68 B− Brownsburg15 mi from LebanonC 71 B− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Lebanon
Is Lebanon, IN a good place to live?
Lebanon scores 58 out of 100, 17th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lebanon expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $195,600, 26% below the Indianapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.75%. $962/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lebanon?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Lebanon sit at the 76th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 15.2 student–teacher ratio. Lebanon is served by Lebanon Community School Corp and Western Boone County Community School Corporation. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lebanon?
The mean commute is 21.2 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lebanon?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 11 restaurants and cafés and 12 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Lebanon old or new?
The median home in Lebanon was built in 1976 — older than the Indianapolis median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 74% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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